Hello is an app I developed to let you secure your device using any device or software capable of sending SMS messages.
Yes most android devices are capable of using Device Manager, the only problem with this is. It's not a system app and can be removed easily and if not logged in using your account it doesn't work at all or information is so stale it's worse than moldy bread sitting on a picnic table in the sun. Device Manager also requires a data connection, even when your trying to just locate it's last position. If there is no data connection available for your device or to the device your trying to locate it wont work.
SMS is readily available even when data is not so I found this solution to work the best.
Hello will update your device location every hour when a data connection is available. It does not run in the back ground and uses very little resources for no more than 30 seconds every hour. So it is not expected to be a huge battery hog at all. I tested this on a Galaxy s3 with android 4.4.2 and a Nexus 5 with android 5.1.1 and both have experienced no noticeable additional battery drain as a result of this app.
Hello works like this:
After installation the app registers to trigger location updates when the screen is turned on, power is plugged in or unplugged, or the device is rebooted
BUT NOT SOONER THAN EVERY HOUR.
It also triggers a location update every hour from the time the device completes booting.
SO,
Install the Hello app on the device you want to secure
Push using ADB, Copy to SD Card and install from there or the best way is to push directly to the system/app folder
Then after installation send the that device an SMS message with the message body "big brother".
After the SMS is received the device will
-use location services to determine it's location
-save the number as the secure device or master device
-transmit settings to be stored on the internet
-be ready to receive commands
Commands it accepts from the secure device:
Big Brother: Sets master device using its phone number
Where are you: Send an SMS to the master device with it's current location
Secure Save: saves all settings to the internet so the can be automatically restored if upon the next data connection if the device is data wiped or system reset
Locked Out: Locks the device, (shows a persistent screen on the device that requires a pin entry before the user can use the device with out interruption)
Unlock: Unlocks device remotely, disabling security features. This will allow a different device to take ownership of secure device settings.
GeoFence on: Set a 100 meter perimeter according to the device current location determined by location services.
GeoFence off: Turns off the geo fence feature
setas=: Allows the user of the secure device to change the command triggers that trigger commands. Example: If you want to use a custom to emulate the where are you command you would send an SMS from the secure device with the message body
setas=Where are you=Whats up
The next time the device receives an SMS with the message body equal to Whats Up, it will send the secure device an SMS with location information.
There is a HELP button on the lock screen that will describe all the commands in greater detail as well as current device lock and geofence status.
If you are an advanced user you can use a log cat viewer and watch everything in action by filtering Log tag "Hello"
When your DEVICE is LOCKED it displays a NAGGING screen that is hard to escape from requiring the user to enter a pin number. This screen is persistent and even if backed out of it just pops back up.
So give it a try, install by side loading like normal to test it. If you like please leave a positive comment below and install as a system app to better secure your device.
Download FROM HERE FOR FREE....
goo.gl/ezDk2f
See how locations are displayed to you here
http://igottadroid.com/hello/?id=DEMO
Reserving for later updates
Related
What's NEW?
Anti-theft feature is added in this version, which allows you to locate, lock or wipe the device quickly and easily if it’s lost or stolen.
Remote Locate: sends the Google map location of the missing phone to another phone;
SIM Change Alerts: sends a text message to buddy number if the SIM card is replaced;
Sound An Alarm: emits an alarm at full volume even if the missing device is in silent mode;
Remote Device Lock: password protects at the home screen;
Remote Device Wipe: erases all contacts, call history, stored messages on your missing phone, pictures, video, music and any files on your SD card.
What’s improved?
Enhanced the virus data base to cover latest malware;
Fixed the crash of downloading apps from android market;
Fixed private space bugs on handling a large number of private calls;
Optimized the private SMSs and Call records import and export mechanism;
Optimized the password reset question and answer mechanism, where empty answer is treated to be invalided.
Further info and download
good and usefull app.
downloading and going to test it.I'll post the eventual bugs/problems.
thumbs up.
i was surfing around and found this just now
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lsdroid.cerberus
Cerberus anti theft app which is now free for the next x amount of hours.
http://phandroid.com/2014/04/24/cerberus-3rd-birthday-free-license/
Cerberus celebrates 3rd birthday with free licenses for the next 30 hours
Despite a little security snafu a few weeks back, we still think Cerberus is one of the better security applications on the Google Play Store. To celebrate their 3rd birthday — and their new 2.5 update — Cerberus is giving free licenses to users who install their app over the next 30 hours.
Simply sign up for a new account, and you’ll receive an email notifying that the license for your account has been activated for free, for life. For those unaware, Cerberus offers a little more functionality than Android Device Manager alone. Here’s the feature list:
Remote control through the website www.cerberusapp.com
Remote control via text messages
SIM Checker (for devices that have a SIM card): you will automatically receive alerts if someone uses your phone with an unauthorized SIM card
Remote control allows you to perform many operations on your device, like:
Locate and track it
Start a loud alarm, even if the device is set to silent mode
Wipe the internal memory and the SD card
Hide Cerberus from the app drawer
Lock the device with a code
Record audio from the microphone
Get a list of last calls sent and received
Get information about network and operator the device is connected to
And much more!
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Click to collapse
played around with it. location wise quite accurate, can snap a pic and i even send threatening messages to myself. but overall i think its quite a good security app even though i wont be seeing my phone if it ever gets stolen but then at least i can post the perpetrator's face all over reddit .
Those kind of apps are absolutely useless. All your thief has to do is drop into recovery, factory reset, format system partition, flash something and it's bye bye for your phone.
If you are not rooted, then take out your SIM card, root it without activating WiFi/GPS and do the abovementioned procedure.
Either way, it's goodbye Vienna.
i was surfing around and found this just now
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lsdroid.cerberus
Cerberus anti theft app which is now free for the next x amount of hours.
http://phandroid.com/2014/04/24/cerberus-3rd-birthday-free-license/
Cerberus celebrates 3rd birthday with free licenses for the next 30 hours
Despite a little security snafu a few weeks back, we still think Cerberus is one of the better security applications on the Google Play Store. To celebrate their 3rd birthday — and their new 2.5 update — Cerberus is giving free licenses to users who install their app over the next 30 hours.
Simply sign up for a new account, and you’ll receive an email notifying that the license for your account has been activated for free, for life. For those unaware, Cerberus offers a little more functionality than Android Device Manager alone. Here’s the feature list:
Remote control through the website www.cerberusapp.com
Remote control via text messages
SIM Checker (for devices that have a SIM card): you will automatically receive alerts if someone uses your phone with an unauthorized SIM card
Remote control allows you to perform many operations on your device, like:
Locate and track it
Start a loud alarm, even if the device is set to silent mode
Wipe the internal memory and the SD card
Hide Cerberus from the app drawer
Lock the device with a code
Record audio from the microphone
Get a list of last calls sent and received
Get information about network and operator the device is connected to
And much more!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
played around with it. location wise quite accurate, can snap a pic and i even send threatening messages to myself. but overall i think its quite a good security app even though i wont be seeing my phone if it ever gets stolen but then at least i can post the perpetrator's face all over reddit .
I get a message "Device Location Shared" now when i use android device manger is there any way to turn off that message? Have already tried turning off notifications for device manger.
Seems silly to show that if phone is stolen they will know it's been located.
fixed device shared notice on Android devices
settings/apps/google play services/unchech notifications
As we know setting up the application using the iOS version of Android Wear removes certain features from the smart watch.
I have my LG Ubrane setup with my iPhone and indeed the wifi settings are not in the menu.
It seems that data remains on the filesystem even after a factory reset, when you configure the watch using Android it copies across the wpa_supplicant.conf.
When you reset the device and configure it using the iOS app the files remain so the wifi works, but theres no option to configure the menu.
If you run the following command it will bring the wifi settings into view:
Code:
adb shell am start -n com.google.android.apps.wearable.settings/com.google.android.clockwork.settings.wifi.WifiSettingsActivity
However i cant find a way of having this option enabled in the settings menu.
If setup the device using Android and used TWRP to backup the DATA folder, then setup using iOS and again TWRP to backup the DATA folder. Ive then done a diff but for the life of me I cant see where the settings is being configured. The APK files are the same so there must be a local file dictating whats enabled or not.
So my questions is, where on Android wear is the com.google.android.apps.wearable.settings packing getting its configuration?
Many Thanks
Hope you get this reply, as I have been working on this same thing or similar for a long time. I was able to get the watch to make calls from my iPhone, and the ability to receive and answer calls on the watch. The issue is that the only calls that come through that are answerable with the watch, are numbers that are not in my contact list. I've searched up and down, even got the android wear app on the iPhone to prompt for contacts sync, and the contacts do in fact sync. In the data folder of com.google.android.apps.wearable.settings, if you change the value of "setup skipped" to "1" instead of "2", you get the whole UI, the one you would get with a paired android phone. The same goes with "bluetooth mode" switching to '1" from "2". When either of these are switched, the watch still connects with the iPhone, but does not receive notifications (i.e. text messages, app notifications, etc.) Also, the google voice search stops working, yet you can manually check the weather fine with the weather app on the watch. I am using a jailbroken iPhone, and was able to get permission for contacts sync using the tweak "Flex 2". If you have found out anything new since you posted this, please let me know. Lastly, I was able to get the watch to make calls by having it paired for both BLE and standard bluetooth, so when you look at the list of paired/connected bluetooth devices on my iPhone, my watch shows up twice, both connected at the same time. I was also able to get the input methods (keyboard selection) to show up in settings, but am unable to make it happen again.
Hi,i also have my lg urbane connected to my iphone ,but there are no much things i can do.i cant even make a phone call from the watch.i am using ios 9.2 so i cant jailbreak it to use flex and get some tweaks.so what i want to ask is,if there is a way to make a phone call or even reply to text messages.please reply ,all iphone users want to find a solution for this problem.MAKE ANDROID WEAR
FULLY WORKING WITH IPHONE
This is not an answer!!sorry for the trouble